Galatea School
Full Primary · State
- Year levels
- 1–8
- Total roll
- 123
- Enrolment zone
- No
- Gender
- Co-Educational
Where is it, and how do I get in touch?
- Address
- 32 Mangamate Road, Galatea, Murupara
- Territorial authority
- Whakatane District
- Phone
- 07-3664862
- office@galatea.school.nz
- Website
- http://www.galatea.school.nz
- Directions
- Get directions
Other schools nearby: schools in Bay of Plenty
What would the day look like?
The practical things this school states on its own website — the hours, the uniform, the term dates, and how children get there. These are the school’s own words, not the Ministry’s record and not ERO’s.
What is on offer beyond the classroom?
The sports, arts, clubs and groups this school names on its own website. Not a complete list of what any school offers, and not a count — a school that names more here has written more down, which is not the same as doing more.
Quoted from this school’s own website, as we read it on 13 August 2026. A web page carries no date of its own, so that is the day we read it — not a statement that any of this is still the case. Each line quotes the words it came from.
- On offer
- Kapa Haka
Kapa Haka is an important part of life at Galatea School, providing our students with the opportunity to strengthen their connection to te ao Māori while building confidence, teamwork, and pride in who they are.
- Summer and Winter Sports Tournaments
Summer and Winter Sports Tournaments, Golf, Fell Cup, House Sports Competition, Squash, Cricket, Top School, Tough Guy and Gal Mud Run, Prince and Princess of the Mountain, Sport Bay of Plenty Go4It School’s Programme, Athletics Day, Swimming Sports, Cross Country, BOP Cross Country Championships, BOP Swimming Championships, BOP Athletics Championships, Rotorua Mini Marathon, ……. and breathe!
- Golf
Summer and Winter Sports Tournaments, Golf, Fell Cup, House Sports Competition, Squash, Cricket, Top School, Tough Guy and Gal Mud Run, Prince and Princess of the Mountain, Sport Bay of Plenty Go4It School’s Programme, Athletics Day, Swimming Sports, Cross Country, BOP Cross Country Championships, BOP Swimming Championships, BOP Athletics Championships, Rotorua Mini Marathon, ……. and breathe!
- Fell Cup
Summer and Winter Sports Tournaments, Golf, Fell Cup, House Sports Competition, Squash, Cricket, Top School, Tough Guy and Gal Mud Run, Prince and Princess of the Mountain, Sport Bay of Plenty Go4It School’s Programme, Athletics Day, Swimming Sports, Cross Country, BOP Cross Country Championships, BOP Swimming Championships, BOP Athletics Championships, Rotorua Mini Marathon, ……. and breathe!
- House Sports Competition
Summer and Winter Sports Tournaments, Golf, Fell Cup, House Sports Competition, Squash, Cricket, Top School, Tough Guy and Gal Mud Run, Prince and Princess of the Mountain, Sport Bay of Plenty Go4It School’s Programme, Athletics Day, Swimming Sports, Cross Country, BOP Cross Country Championships, BOP Swimming Championships, BOP Athletics Championships, Rotorua Mini Marathon, ……. and breathe!
- Squash
Summer and Winter Sports Tournaments, Golf, Fell Cup, House Sports Competition, Squash, Cricket, Top School, Tough Guy and Gal Mud Run, Prince and Princess of the Mountain, Sport Bay of Plenty Go4It School’s Programme, Athletics Day, Swimming Sports, Cross Country, BOP Cross Country Championships, BOP Swimming Championships, BOP Athletics Championships, Rotorua Mini Marathon, ……. and breathe!
- Cricket
Summer and Winter Sports Tournaments, Golf, Fell Cup, House Sports Competition, Squash, Cricket, Top School, Tough Guy and Gal Mud Run, Prince and Princess of the Mountain, Sport Bay of Plenty Go4It School’s Programme, Athletics Day, Swimming Sports, Cross Country, BOP Cross Country Championships, BOP Swimming Championships, BOP Athletics Championships, Rotorua Mini Marathon, ……. and breathe!
- Top School
Summer and Winter Sports Tournaments, Golf, Fell Cup, House Sports Competition, Squash, Cricket, Top School, Tough Guy and Gal Mud Run, Prince and Princess of the Mountain, Sport Bay of Plenty Go4It School’s Programme, Athletics Day, Swimming Sports, Cross Country, BOP Cross Country Championships, BOP Swimming Championships, BOP Athletics Championships, Rotorua Mini Marathon, ……. and breathe!
- Tough Guy and Gal Mud Run
Summer and Winter Sports Tournaments, Golf, Fell Cup, House Sports Competition, Squash, Cricket, Top School, Tough Guy and Gal Mud Run, Prince and Princess of the Mountain, Sport Bay of Plenty Go4It School’s Programme, Athletics Day, Swimming Sports, Cross Country, BOP Cross Country Championships, BOP Swimming Championships, BOP Athletics Championships, Rotorua Mini Marathon, ……. and breathe!
- Prince and Princess of the Mountain
Summer and Winter Sports Tournaments, Golf, Fell Cup, House Sports Competition, Squash, Cricket, Top School, Tough Guy and Gal Mud Run, Prince and Princess of the Mountain, Sport Bay of Plenty Go4It School’s Programme, Athletics Day, Swimming Sports, Cross Country, BOP Cross Country Championships, BOP Swimming Championships, BOP Athletics Championships, Rotorua Mini Marathon, ……. and breathe!
- Sport Bay of Plenty Go4It School’s Programme
Summer and Winter Sports Tournaments, Golf, Fell Cup, House Sports Competition, Squash, Cricket, Top School, Tough Guy and Gal Mud Run, Prince and Princess of the Mountain, Sport Bay of Plenty Go4It School’s Programme, Athletics Day, Swimming Sports, Cross Country, BOP Cross Country Championships, BOP Swimming Championships, BOP Athletics Championships, Rotorua Mini Marathon, ……. and breathe!
- Athletics Day
Summer and Winter Sports Tournaments, Golf, Fell Cup, House Sports Competition, Squash, Cricket, Top School, Tough Guy and Gal Mud Run, Prince and Princess of the Mountain, Sport Bay of Plenty Go4It School’s Programme, Athletics Day, Swimming Sports, Cross Country, BOP Cross Country Championships, BOP Swimming Championships, BOP Athletics Championships, Rotorua Mini Marathon, ……. and breathe!
- Swimming Sports
Summer and Winter Sports Tournaments, Golf, Fell Cup, House Sports Competition, Squash, Cricket, Top School, Tough Guy and Gal Mud Run, Prince and Princess of the Mountain, Sport Bay of Plenty Go4It School’s Programme, Athletics Day, Swimming Sports, Cross Country, BOP Cross Country Championships, BOP Swimming Championships, BOP Athletics Championships, Rotorua Mini Marathon, ……. and breathe!
- Cross Country
Summer and Winter Sports Tournaments, Golf, Fell Cup, House Sports Competition, Squash, Cricket, Top School, Tough Guy and Gal Mud Run, Prince and Princess of the Mountain, Sport Bay of Plenty Go4It School’s Programme, Athletics Day, Swimming Sports, Cross Country, BOP Cross Country Championships, BOP Swimming Championships, BOP Athletics Championships, Rotorua Mini Marathon, ……. and breathe!
- BOP Cross Country Championships
Summer and Winter Sports Tournaments, Golf, Fell Cup, House Sports Competition, Squash, Cricket, Top School, Tough Guy and Gal Mud Run, Prince and Princess of the Mountain, Sport Bay of Plenty Go4It School’s Programme, Athletics Day, Swimming Sports, Cross Country, BOP Cross Country Championships, BOP Swimming Championships, BOP Athletics Championships, Rotorua Mini Marathon, ……. and breathe!
- BOP Swimming Championships
Summer and Winter Sports Tournaments, Golf, Fell Cup, House Sports Competition, Squash, Cricket, Top School, Tough Guy and Gal Mud Run, Prince and Princess of the Mountain, Sport Bay of Plenty Go4It School’s Programme, Athletics Day, Swimming Sports, Cross Country, BOP Cross Country Championships, BOP Swimming Championships, BOP Athletics Championships, Rotorua Mini Marathon, ……. and breathe!
- BOP Athletics Championships
Summer and Winter Sports Tournaments, Golf, Fell Cup, House Sports Competition, Squash, Cricket, Top School, Tough Guy and Gal Mud Run, Prince and Princess of the Mountain, Sport Bay of Plenty Go4It School’s Programme, Athletics Day, Swimming Sports, Cross Country, BOP Cross Country Championships, BOP Swimming Championships, BOP Athletics Championships, Rotorua Mini Marathon, ……. and breathe!
- Rotorua Mini Marathon
Summer and Winter Sports Tournaments, Golf, Fell Cup, House Sports Competition, Squash, Cricket, Top School, Tough Guy and Gal Mud Run, Prince and Princess of the Mountain, Sport Bay of Plenty Go4It School’s Programme, Athletics Day, Swimming Sports, Cross Country, BOP Cross Country Championships, BOP Swimming Championships, BOP Athletics Championships, Rotorua Mini Marathon, ……. and breathe!
- Wearable Arts Show
Galatea School is performing a Wearable Arts Show that involves every single student at our school.
- annual speech extravaganza
Additionally all children have art on display at our Wearable Arts Show, we hold an annual speech extravaganza and various art workshops are on offer throughout the year.
- art workshops
Additionally all children have art on display at our Wearable Arts Show, we hold an annual speech extravaganza and various art workshops are on offer throughout the year.
- Kapa Haka
Who goes here?
Ethnicity breakdown of the total roll, shown as context. Not ranked, and not compared against any average.
- European
- 42
- Māori
- 71
- Pacific
- 3
- Asian
- 9
- MELAA
- 2
- Other
- 2
- International
- 0
Roll by year level and age
Shown as context, not ranked, not compared to any average. As at 30 June 2026, from the same annual return as the roll count above.
| Māori | Pacific | Asian | MELAA | Other | European/ Pākehā | International students | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year 01 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 20 |
| Year 02 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 16 |
| Year 03 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 19 |
| Year 04 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 17 |
| Year 05 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 16 |
| Year 06 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 20 |
| Year 07 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 12 |
| Year 08 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 7 |
| Total | 68 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 59 | 0 | 127 |
| Māori | Pacific | Asian | MELAA | Other | European/ Pākehā | International students | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age 05 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 16 |
| Age 06 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
| Age 07 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 17 |
| Age 08 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 18 |
| Age 09 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 15 |
| Age 10 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 21 |
| Age 11 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 |
| Age 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 9 |
| Age 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 68 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 59 | 0 | 127 |
Source: Education Counts, Ministry of Education, CC BY 4.0
Student engagement
Age-standardised stand-down rate per 1,000 students — 2024
0%
| Galatea School | 0% |
|---|---|
| Bay of Plenty Region | 37.4% |
| Full Primary | 35.6% |
| State | 40.2% |
| New Zealand | 37.1% |
Trend and demographic breakdown
| Female | 0% |
|---|---|
| Male | 0% |
| Māori | 0% |
| Pacific | 0% |
| Asian | 0% |
| Other | 0% |
| European/Pākehā | 0% |
| Total | 0% |
Source: Education Counts, Ministry of Education, CC BY 4.0 — Table 2: Comparison stand-down rates data (2024)
Age-standardised suspension rate per 1,000 students — 2024
0%
| Galatea School | 0% |
|---|---|
| Bay of Plenty Region | 3.8% |
| Full Primary | 3.9% |
| State | 4.5% |
| New Zealand | 4.1% |
Trend and demographic breakdown
| Female | 0% |
|---|---|
| Male | 0% |
| Māori | 0% |
| Pacific | 0% |
| Asian | 0% |
| Other | 0% |
| European/Pākehā | 0% |
| Total | 0% |
Source: Education Counts, Ministry of Education, CC BY 4.0 — Table 2: Comparison suspension rates data (2024)
Age-standardised exclusion rate per 1,000 students — 2024
0%
| Galatea School | 0% |
|---|---|
| Bay of Plenty Region | 1.4% |
| Full Primary | 1.7% |
| State | 1.9% |
| New Zealand | 1.8% |
Trend and demographic breakdown
| Female | 0% |
|---|---|
| Male | 0% |
| Māori | 0% |
| Pacific | 0% |
| Asian | 0% |
| Other | 0% |
| European/Pākehā | 0% |
| Total | 0% |
Source: Education Counts, Ministry of Education, CC BY 4.0 — Table 2: Comparison exclusion data (2024)
About the school
- Equity Index (EQI)
- 493
- Boarding
- No
- Language of instruction
- All students taught in English/other setting
- Urban / rural
- Rural other
- Date opened
- 25 January 1935
The Equity Index is used by the Ministry to allocate equity funding. It describes the socio-economic barriers a school’s students face, not how good the school is. How the Equity Index works
What did ERO find?
The Education Review Office reviews every school and publishes what it finds in full. We quote ERO’s report here, section by section, in ERO’s own words and order, and link to it. We do not summarise a report, pick a line out of one, or turn one into a score. How ERO reviews schools
- Reports ERO holds
- 4
- Last reviewed
- 2 November 2023
- Latest report
- Te Ara Huarau | School Profile Report
- Report type
- Profile report
- Board assurance
- The board did not attest to all areas (2 November 2023)
Areas the board did not attest to, in ERO’s words: Management of Health, Safety and Welfare; Personnel Management. The report says what that meant and what happened next.
A board assurance statement is the board’s own account of whether it took all reasonable steps to meet its legal obligations, on the date shown. It is not ERO’s finding. ERO reports separately, in the same report, on any non-compliance it identified during that process.
The same report — the board assurance report of 2 November 2023 — also sets out actions for compliance: the non-compliance ERO identified during that process. This is that section of the report in full, in ERO’s words.
ERO and the board have identified the following areas of non-compliance during the board assurance process:
ensuring that all employees maintain proper standards of integrity, conduct and concern for the public interest
[Section 597 Education and Training Act 2020]
provision of a physically and emotionally safe environment for all students and staff
[Section 127 Education and Training Act 2020; Section 36 Health and Safety at Work Act 2015]
consultation with the school's Māori community, developed and made known to the school's community policies, plans and targets for improving the progress and achievement of Māori students.
[Section 127 (1)(d) Education and Training Act 2020]
adopting a statement on the delivery of the health curriculum, at least once in every two years, after consultation with the school community.
[Section 91 Education and Training Act 2020]
the use, retention and disposal of school records, including personal information.
[Public Records Act 2005, Privacy Act 2020]
training and instruction for emergency procedures and evacuation.
[Health and Safety at Work Act 2015]
The board has since not yet addressed the areas of non-compliance identified.
The roll ERO recorded, and when
ERO writes a roll into each report it publishes: a count taken for that report, on the day shown, by the review team that was there. The Ministry of Education’s current roll for this school is 123 — the figure at the top of this page, and the one to use for how big the school is now. These are a different measurement by a different body, so they will rarely agree, and a difference between them is not a change in the school.
February 2016
95
Counted while ERO’s review team was at the school. Education Review Office, report of 30 June 2016
This is one count taken for one report. It says what the roll was on that day, and nothing about how the roll has moved.
What ERO wrote in its latest report
This is ERO’s report of 2 November 2023 — “Te Ara Huarau | School Profile Report” — section by section, under ERO’s own headings, in ERO’s own order. Nothing is summarised, shortened or reordered.
Background
This Profile Report was written within 6 months of the Education Review Office and Galatea School working in Te Ara Huarau , an improvement evaluation approach used in most English Medium State and State Integrated Schools. For more information about Te Ara Huarau see ERO’s website. www.ero.govt.nz
Context
Galatea School is a rural primary school located in the Whakatāne district, approximately 75 km south of Rotorua and provides education for students in Years 1 to 8. The school values/building blocks: know myself – mana ; know others – whanaungatanga ; know my learning – akoranga ; know my place – kaitiakitanga ; are prioritised to support positive outcomes for learners.
Galatea School’s strategic priorities for improving outcomes for learners are to:
raise student achievement through a culture of continual improvement, developing teaching, learning and assessment capability
implement the Galatea curriculum within classrooms through planning, teaching, assessment and reporting
engage learners, parents, whānau , community and local iwi in children’s learning and school.
You can find a copy of the school’s strategic and annual plan on Galatea School’s website.
ERO and the school are working together to evaluate how well schoolwide conditions, including teaching and learning practices, are positively impacting wellbeing for all and progress and achievement for learners.
The rationale for selecting this evaluation is to:
improve outcomes of progress and achievement, and attendance for all learners
develop and maintain high expectations for positive behaviour and wellbeing for all
strengthen leadership and stewardship to improve schoolwide conditions.
The school expects to see improvements in:
regular attendance rates for all learners
schoolwide consistency in effective teaching, learning and assessment practices, that result in improved achievement for all learners
shared and enacted expectations for positive wellbeing for learners and staff
leadership for learning, resulting in effective decision-making and resourcing that significantly improves the school’s performance and learner outcomes.
Strengths
The school can draw from the following strengths to support its goals:
learners experience positive relationships with peers and staff
established school values that support the priority of positive wellbeing for all
engagement with external support in order to facilitate improvement in leadership and decision-making.
Where to next?
Moving forward, the school will prioritise achieving outcomes of equity and excellence for all learners through engaging in professional learning focused on:
strengthening collaborative relationships, behaviours and professional expectations to ensure positive wellbeing for all
improving schoolwide consistency in effective teaching, learning and assessment practices
ensuring reliable assessment is used effectively to inform reporting, planning and improvement
establishing consistent processes to monitor and respond effectively to student attendance data
strengthening capacity for effective leadership and governance, resulting in improved and sustainable school performance.
ERO has concerns about
Leadership of learning and governance to bring about the required improvements for equitable and excellent outcomes for all learners in an inclusive school environment that ensures positive wellbeing for all.
Recommendation
The school continues to focus on valued outcomes for learners in a positive environment for teaching and learning while embedding effective leadership and governance.
The Ministry of Education is working alongside the school.
ERO’s role will be to support the school in its evaluation for improvement cycle to improve outcomes for all learners. ERO will support the school in reporting their progress to the community. The next public report on ERO’s website will be a Te Ara Huarau | School Evaluation Report and is due within three years.
Shelley Booysen Director of Schools
2 November 2023
About the School
The Education Counts website provides further information about the school’s student population, student engagement and student achievement. educationcounts.govt.nz/home
Read the full report on ero.govt.nz →
All 4 reports ERO holds for this school
ERO reviews a school every few years — around four years between reviews is the usual cycle — so an older date here reflects where a school sits in that cycle, not how it is doing.
Source: Education Review Office, CC BY 4.0.
Roll date: 30 June 2026 (2026).